SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH SURGE CURRENT PROTECTION AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - Patent 2013911

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EP 2 013 911 A2

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(43)	Date of publication:
	14.01.2009 Bulletin 2009/03

(21)	Application number: 07794508.7

(22)	Date of filing: 01.05.2007

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

H01L 29/872^(2006.01)

H01L 29/868^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2007/010712

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2007/130505 (15.11.2007 Gazette 2007/46)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

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Priority:

02.05.2006 US 415279

(71)	Applicant: Semisouth Laboratories, Inc.
	Starkville, MS 39759 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	SANKIN, Igor Starkville, MS 39759 (US) MERRETT, Joseph Neil Starkville, MS 39759 (US)

(74)	Representative: Murray, Elisabeth Anne
	Mathys & Squire LLP 120 Holborn London EC1N 2SQ London EC1N 2SQ (GB)

(54)	SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH SURGE CURRENT PROTECTION AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME